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slip

[slip] / slɪp /


NOUN
loss of foothold
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NOUN
decrease
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VERB
lessen, return to a lower quality
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You can tone down your chatbot’s temperament in the tool’s settings, though some adulation might slip through.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

For a lot of people, however, Forestville is just a place to slip into the lazy river — often at Steelhead Beach, half a mile downriver from Burke’s.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

See: The dollar’s global dominance is starting to slip.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

I like to get into that position where I can see the ball really well, the angle of the bat second slip or third slip as opposed to pointing at the wicketkeeper.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

I was on my way to breakfast when I saw Beryl standing by the tunnel to Hut 3, reading from a yellow slip of paper.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The latest ratings of the ruling United Russia slipped to 32.1% earlier this month - the lowest figure since May, according to Russia's state-owned pollster VCIOM.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The 12-month increase in the core rate slipped to 4.7% from 5%, however.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

“This is a site that for some reason slipped through the cracks,” Hartman said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Nvidia stock slipped Tuesday, extending losses from Monday’s session.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Instead he turned through the dark dining room and slipped out the front door.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The early good vibes faded a bit in afternoon trading, with major U.S. stock indexes slipping.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

They point to Europe’s strong pharmaceutical industry legacy and signs that it may be slipping.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

"It just kept slipping out of my hands," she said.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The concept centers on the idea of accidentally slipping out of normal reality and becoming trapped in this monotonous, labyrinthine environment with no clear exit.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

He walked along crowded Moscow streets, slipping in and out of stores, dry-cleaning himself on the way to the dead-drop location.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

He's gone, my pretty ...! slipt through my fingers like a bird! upfled to his own native skies, and yet whenas I think on him, I can not choose but weepe....

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Various (magazine) Harper

So I quickly arose And slipt into my clothes, To fulfil this said spectre's command.

From The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook by A. Novice

As soon as I was free, Leuwenhock lost all power over my people, who immediately slipt away, and in mockery left the tyrant peppercorns, fruitstones, and such like, in their clothes.

From Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

Any moderate number of discs, similarly cut, may be slipt over one another, and only a sector of each is left visible.

From Colour Measurement and Mixture by W. de W. Abney

The apple gave me no pleasure, and I even slipt into the mill to escape from his cold, forbidding presence.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various




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